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| Marques,Thiago S.; Tassoni-Filho,Maurício; Ferronato,Bruno O.; Guardia,Isabela; Verdade,Luciano M.; Camargo,Plínio B. de. |
| The isotopic composition ( δ13C and δ 15N) of muscle, carapace and claw was determined from six wild individuals of Phrynops geoffroanus (Schweigger, 1812) in order to verify the variation between those tissues. The mean values of δ13C e δ 15N were, respectively, -19.48 ± 0.81 (-20.8 - -18.64) and 7.23 ± 0.67 (6.49 - 8.3) for muscle, -16.52 ± 0.98 (-17.88 - -15.43) and 7.29 ± 0.54 (6.74 - 7.97) for carapace and -18.57 ± 0.97 (-19.97 - -17.26) and 4.36 ± 0.33 (3.93 - 4.79) for claw. We found a significant difference for the tissues evaluated for both δ13C and δ15N. Muscle and claw were statistically similar and more depleted in 13C than the carapace. Nonetheless, claw was more depleted in 15N than muscle and carapace tissues. These results are... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Diet; Freshwater turtles; Geoffroy's side-necked-turtle; Metabolic processes; Stable isotope. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702011000300016 |
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| Brito,Elizângela Silva de; Strussmann,Christine; Penha,Jerry Magno Ferreira. |
| Studies on population structure of freshwater turtles belonging to the family Chelidae are scarce in Brazil. Herein we describe the structure of a population of the chelid Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei in a Cerrado area in the municipality of Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, Brazil. A total of 80 individuals were captured in five collecting sites, from January to March 2007: 42 adult females, 27 adult males, and 11 juveniles with undetermined sex. Among 80 individuals, 24% were recaptured, at least once. This is the first attempt to estimate the size of a population of Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei. Our results suggest that additional sampling efforts are needed for more accurate estimates of population structure. Nevertheless, they surely provide minimum values... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Chelidae; Neotropics; Sex ratio; Population size; Freshwater turtles. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032009000400024 |
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| Bujes,Clóvis S.; Verrastro,Laura. |
| The epidermal plates of the carapace and plastron of 51 adults (38 females and 13 males), 07 immature individuals, and 46 hatchlings of the freshwater turtle Trachemys dorbigni (Durémil & Bibron, 1835), originated from the delta of Rio Jacuí region, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, were examined. The results showed that 7.7% of males, 10.52% of females, 14.28% of immature individuals, and 6.52% of the hatchlings presented a kind of anomaly on the shell, as well as a presence of supernumerary epidermal shields. Although the modification in the number of epidermal shields presents a high frequency in Testudines, these are the first descriptions of the variation in the pattern of carapacial scutation in eleven individuals from a population of T.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Delta do Jacuí State Park; Epidermal scutes; Freshwater turtles; Shells anomaly. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752007000300018 |
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